feat(client): add Button.Icon subcomponent (#70)

Introduce Button.Icon to enforce consistent icon styling
(size, theme-aware color) instead of hardcoding Feather
props at each call site. Update showcase and json-render
registry to use it.

Co-authored-by: Ona <no-reply@ona.com>

apps/aelis-client/package.json

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 		"@expo-google-fonts/inter": "^0.4.2",
 		"@expo-google-fonts/source-serif-4": "^0.4.1",
 		"@expo/vector-icons": "^15.0.3",
+		"@json-render/react-native": "^0.13.0",
 		"@react-navigation/bottom-tabs": "^7.4.0",
 		"@react-navigation/elements": "^2.6.3",
 		"@react-navigation/native": "^7.1.8",
@@ -45,7 +46,8 @@
 		"react-native-svg": "15.12.1",
 		"react-native-web": "~0.21.0",
 		"react-native-worklets": "0.5.1",
-		"twrnc": "^4.16.0"
+		"twrnc": "^4.16.0",
+		"zod": "^4.3.6"
 	},
 	"devDependencies": {
 		"@types/react": "~19.1.0",

apps/aelis-client/src/components/ui/button.showcase.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import Feather from "@expo/vector-icons/Feather"
 import { View } from "react-native"
 import tw from "twrnc"
 
@@ -15,22 +14,22 @@ function ButtonShowcase() {
 				<Button
 					style={tw`self-start`}
 					label="Add item"
-					leadingIcon={<Feather name="plus" size={18} color="#e7e5e4" />}
+					leadingIcon={<Button.Icon name="plus" />}
 				/>
 			</Section>
 			<Section title="Trailing icon">
 				<Button
 					style={tw`self-start`}
 					label="Next"
-					trailingIcon={<Feather name="arrow-right" size={18} color="#e7e5e4" />}
+					trailingIcon={<Button.Icon name="arrow-right" />}
 				/>
 			</Section>
 			<Section title="Both icons">
 				<Button
 					style={tw`self-start`}
 					label="Download"
-					leadingIcon={<Feather name="download" size={18} color="#e7e5e4" />}
+					leadingIcon={<Button.Icon name="download" />}
-					trailingIcon={<Feather name="chevron-down" size={18} color="#e7e5e4" />}
+					trailingIcon={<Button.Icon name="chevron-down" />}
 				/>
 			</Section>
 		</View>

apps/aelis-client/src/components/ui/button.tsx

@@ -1,8 +1,19 @@
+import Feather from "@expo/vector-icons/Feather"
 import { type PressableProps, Pressable, View } from "react-native"
 import tw from "twrnc"
 
 import { SansSerifText } from "./sans-serif-text"
 
+type FeatherIconName = React.ComponentProps<typeof Feather>["name"]
+
+type ButtonIconProps = {
+	name: FeatherIconName
+}
+
+function ButtonIcon({ name }: ButtonIconProps) {
+	return <Feather name={name} size={18} color={tw.color("text-stone-100 dark:text-stone-200")} />
+}
+
 type ButtonProps = Omit<PressableProps, "children"> & {
 	label: string
 	leadingIcon?: React.ReactNode
@@ -12,7 +23,7 @@ type ButtonProps = Omit<PressableProps, "children"> & {
 export function Button({ style, label, leadingIcon, trailingIcon, ...props }: ButtonProps) {
 	const hasIcons = leadingIcon != null || trailingIcon != null
 
-	const textElement = <SansSerifText style={tw`text-stone-200 font-medium`}>{label}</SansSerifText>
+	const textElement = <SansSerifText style={tw`text-stone-100 dark:text-stone-200 font-medium`}>{label}</SansSerifText>
 
 	return (
 		<Pressable style={[tw`rounded-full bg-teal-600 px-4 py-3 w-fit`, style]} {...props}>
@@ -28,3 +39,5 @@ export function Button({ style, label, leadingIcon, trailingIcon, ...props }: Bu
 		</Pressable>
 	)
 }
+
+Button.Icon = ButtonIcon

apps/aelis-client/src/json-render/catalog.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import { defineCatalog } from "@json-render/core"
+import { schema } from "@json-render/react-native/schema"
+import { z } from "zod"
+
+export const catalog = defineCatalog(schema, {
+	components: {
+		View: {
+			props: z.object({
+				style: z.string().nullable(),
+			}),
+			slots: ["default"],
+			description:
+				"Generic layout container. The style prop accepts a twrnc class string (e.g. 'flex-row gap-2 p-4 items-center').",
+			example: { style: "flex-row gap-2 p-4" },
+		},
+		Button: {
+			props: z.object({
+				label: z.string(),
+				leadingIcon: z.string().nullable(),
+				trailingIcon: z.string().nullable(),
+			}),
+			events: ["press"],
+			slots: [],
+			description:
+				"Pressable button with a label and optional Feather icons. Icon values are Feather icon names (e.g. 'plus', 'arrow-right'). Bind on.press to trigger an action.",
+			example: { label: "Add item", leadingIcon: "plus", trailingIcon: null },
+		},
+		FeedCard: {
+			props: z.object({
+				style: z.string().nullable(),
+			}),
+			slots: ["default"],
+			description: "Bordered card container for feed content. The style prop accepts a twrnc class string.",
+			example: { style: "p-4 gap-2" },
+		},
+		SansSerifText: {
+			props: z.object({
+				text: z.string(),
+				style: z.string().nullable(),
+			}),
+			slots: [],
+			description:
+				"Sans-serif text (Inter font). The style prop accepts a twrnc class string for size, weight, color, etc.",
+			example: { text: "Hello world", style: "text-base font-medium" },
+		},
+		SerifText: {
+			props: z.object({
+				text: z.string(),
+				style: z.string().nullable(),
+			}),
+			slots: [],
+			description:
+				"Serif text (Source Serif 4 font). The style prop accepts a twrnc class string for size, color, etc.",
+			example: { text: "Heading", style: "text-xl" },
+		},
+		MonospaceText: {
+			props: z.object({
+				text: z.string(),
+				style: z.string().nullable(),
+			}),
+			slots: [],
+			description:
+				"Monospace text (Menlo font). The style prop accepts a twrnc class string for size, color, etc.",
+			example: { text: "const x = 42", style: "text-sm" },
+		},
+	},
+	actions: {},
+})

apps/aelis-client/src/json-render/index.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export { catalog } from "./catalog"
+export { registry } from "./registry"

apps/aelis-client/src/json-render/registry.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import { defineRegistry } from "@json-render/react-native"
+import { View } from "react-native"
+import tw from "twrnc"
+
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
+import { FeedCard } from "@/components/ui/feed-card"
+import { MonospaceText } from "@/components/ui/monospace-text"
+import { SansSerifText } from "@/components/ui/sans-serif-text"
+import { SerifText } from "@/components/ui/serif-text"
+
+import { catalog } from "./catalog"
+
+type ButtonIconName = React.ComponentProps<typeof Button.Icon>["name"]
+
+export const { registry } = defineRegistry(catalog, {
+	components: {
+		View: ({ props, children }) => <View style={props.style ? tw`${props.style}` : undefined}>{children}</View>,
+		Button: ({ props, emit }) => (
+			<Button
+				label={props.label}
+				leadingIcon={props.leadingIcon ? <Button.Icon name={props.leadingIcon as ButtonIconName} /> : undefined}
+				trailingIcon={props.trailingIcon ? <Button.Icon name={props.trailingIcon as ButtonIconName} /> : undefined}
+				onPress={() => emit("press")}
+			/>
+		),
+		FeedCard: ({ props, children }) => (
+			<FeedCard style={props.style ? tw`${props.style}` : undefined}>{children}</FeedCard>
+		),
+		SansSerifText: ({ props }) => (
+			<SansSerifText style={props.style ? tw`${props.style}` : undefined}>{props.text}</SansSerifText>
+		),
+		SerifText: ({ props }) => (
+			<SerifText style={props.style ? tw`${props.style}` : undefined}>{props.text}</SerifText>
+		),
+		MonospaceText: ({ props }) => (
+			<MonospaceText style={props.style ? tw`${props.style}` : undefined}>{props.text}</MonospaceText>
+		),
+	},
+})

bun.lock

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
         "@expo-google-fonts/inter": "^0.4.2",
         "@expo-google-fonts/source-serif-4": "^0.4.1",
         "@expo/vector-icons": "^15.0.3",
+        "@json-render/react-native": "^0.13.0",
         "@react-navigation/bottom-tabs": "^7.4.0",
         "@react-navigation/elements": "^2.6.3",
         "@react-navigation/native": "^7.1.8",
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@
         "react-native-web": "~0.21.0",
         "react-native-worklets": "0.5.1",
         "twrnc": "^4.16.0",
+        "zod": "^4.3.6",
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@types/react": "~19.1.0",
@@ -108,6 +110,14 @@
         "vite-tsconfig-paths": "^5.1.4",
       },
     },
+    "packages/aelis-components": {
+      "name": "@aelis/components",
+      "version": "0.0.0",
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "@json-render/core": "*",
+        "@nym.sh/jrx": "*",
+      },
+    },
     "packages/aelis-core": {
       "name": "@aelis/core",
       "version": "0.0.0",
@@ -187,6 +197,8 @@
 
     "@aelis/backend": ["@aelis/backend@workspace:apps/aelis-backend"],
 
+    "@aelis/components": ["@aelis/components@workspace:packages/aelis-components"],
+
     "@aelis/core": ["@aelis/core@workspace:packages/aelis-core"],
 
     "@aelis/data-source-weatherkit": ["@aelis/data-source-weatherkit@workspace:packages/aelis-data-source-weatherkit"],
@@ -657,6 +669,8 @@
 
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+    "@json-render/react-native": ["@json-render/react-native@0.13.0", "", { "dependencies": { "@json-render/core": "0.13.0" }, "peerDependencies": { "react": "^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0", "react-native": ">=0.71.0", "zod": "^4.0.0" } }, "sha512-uUrK28xPb7LuyYsi9cTnvrnXnVBG0OwU5Up35aaXwcWMLrfqxJ7oWfF97HlDvZIckQtm0VEngAXhHMW97qBEkg=="],
+
     "@mjackson/node-fetch-server": ["@mjackson/node-fetch-server@0.2.0", "", {}, "sha512-EMlH1e30yzmTpGLQjlFmaDAjyOeZhng1/XCd7DExR8PNAnG/G1tyruZxEoUe11ClnwGhGrtsdnyyUx1frSzjng=="],
 
     "@mongodb-js/saslprep": ["@mongodb-js/saslprep@1.4.6", "", { "dependencies": { "sparse-bitfield": "^3.0.3" } }, "sha512-y+x3H1xBZd38n10NZF/rEBlvDOOMQ6LKUTHqr8R9VkJ+mmQOYtJFxIlkkK8fZrtOiL6VixbOBWMbZGBdal3Z1g=="],
@@ -3457,6 +3471,8 @@
 
     "@jest/transform/write-file-atomic": ["write-file-atomic@4.0.2", "", { "dependencies": { "imurmurhash": "^0.1.4", "signal-exit": "^3.0.7" } }, "sha512-7KxauUdBmSdWnmpaGFg+ppNjKF8uNLry8LyzjauQDOVONfFLNKrKvQOxZ/VuTIcS/gge/YNahf5RIIQWTSarlg=="],
 
+    "@json-render/react-native/@json-render/core": ["@json-render/core@0.13.0", "", { "dependencies": { "zod": "^4.3.6" } }, "sha512-CXmCsc8BHDRq45ScVd+qgvjTbwZHPVpVD05WnTqgDxqfY3LGXu5vxaQRSwYoEodg/DGcZq/4HSj4ipVvrzy3qQ=="],
+
     "@mrleebo/prisma-ast/lilconfig": ["lilconfig@2.1.0", "", {}, "sha512-utWOt/GHzuUxnLKxB6dk81RoOeoNeHgbrXiuGk4yyF5qlRz+iIVWu56E2fqGHFrXz0QNUhLB/8nKqvRH66JKGQ=="],
 
     "@oclif/core/minimatch": ["minimatch@10.2.4", "", { "dependencies": { "brace-expansion": "^5.0.2" } }, "sha512-oRjTw/97aTBN0RHbYCdtF1MQfvusSIBQM0IZEgzl6426+8jSC0nF1a/GmnVLpfB9yyr6g6FTqWqiZVbxrtaCIg=="],

packages/aelis-components/package.json

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+	"name": "@aelis/components",
+	"version": "0.0.0",
+	"type": "module",
+	"main": "src/index.ts",
+	"types": "src/index.ts",
+	"scripts": {
+		"test": "bun test ./src"
+	},
+	"peerDependencies": {
+		"@json-render/core": "*",
+		"@nym.sh/jrx": "*"
+	}
+}

packages/aelis-components/src/button.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import type { JrxNode } from "@nym.sh/jrx"
+
+import { jsx } from "@nym.sh/jrx/jsx-runtime"
+
+export type ButtonProps = {
+	label: string
+	leadingIcon?: string
+	trailingIcon?: string
+	style?: string
+	children?: JrxNode | JrxNode[]
+}
+
+export function Button(props: ButtonProps): JrxNode {
+	return jsx("Button", props)
+}

packages/aelis-components/src/components.test.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+/** @jsxImportSource @nym.sh/jrx */
+
+import { render } from "@nym.sh/jrx"
+import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test"
+
+import { Button } from "./button.ts"
+import { FeedCard } from "./feed-card.ts"
+import { MonospaceText } from "./monospace-text.ts"
+import { SansSerifText } from "./sans-serif-text.ts"
+import { SerifText } from "./serif-text.ts"
+
+describe("Button", () => {
+	test("renders with label", () => {
+		const spec = render(<Button label="Press me" />)
+
+		expect(spec.root).toStartWith("button-")
+		const root = spec.elements[spec.root]!
+		expect(root.type).toBe("Button")
+		expect(root.props).toEqual({ label: "Press me" })
+	})
+
+	test("renders with icon props", () => {
+		const spec = render(<Button label="Add" leadingIcon="plus" trailingIcon="arrow-right" />)
+
+		const root = spec.elements[spec.root]!
+		expect(root.type).toBe("Button")
+		expect(root.props).toEqual({
+			label: "Add",
+			leadingIcon: "plus",
+			trailingIcon: "arrow-right",
+		})
+	})
+
+	test("passes style as string prop", () => {
+		const spec = render(<Button label="Go" style="px-4 py-2" />)
+
+		const root = spec.elements[spec.root]!
+		expect(root.props.style).toBe("px-4 py-2")
+	})
+})
+
+describe("FeedCard", () => {
+	test("renders as container", () => {
+		const spec = render(<FeedCard />)
+
+		expect(spec.root).toStartWith("feedcard-")
+		const root = spec.elements[spec.root]!
+		expect(root.type).toBe("FeedCard")
+	})
+
+	test("renders with a single child", () => {
+		const spec = render(
+			<FeedCard>
+				<SansSerifText content="Only child" />
+			</FeedCard>,
+		)
+
+		const root = spec.elements[spec.root]!
+		expect(root.children).toHaveLength(1)
+		const child = spec.elements[root.children![0]!]!
+		expect(child.type).toBe("SansSerifText")
+		expect(child.props).toEqual({ content: "Only child" })
+	})
+
+	test("passes style as string prop", () => {
+		const spec = render(<FeedCard style="p-4 border rounded-lg" />)
+
+		const root = spec.elements[spec.root]!
+		expect(root.props.style).toBe("p-4 border rounded-lg")
+	})
+})
+
+describe("SansSerifText", () => {
+	test("renders with content prop", () => {
+		const spec = render(<SansSerifText content="Hello" />)
+
+		expect(spec.root).toStartWith("sansseriftext-")
+		const root = spec.elements[spec.root]!
+		expect(root.type).toBe("SansSerifText")
+		expect(root.props).toEqual({ content: "Hello" })
+	})
+
+	test("passes style as string prop", () => {
+		const spec = render(<SansSerifText content="Hello" style="text-sm text-stone-500" />)
+
+		const root = spec.elements[spec.root]!
+		expect(root.props.style).toBe("text-sm text-stone-500")
+	})
+})
+
+describe("SerifText", () => {
+	test("renders with content prop", () => {
+		const spec = render(<SerifText content="Title" />)
+
+		expect(spec.root).toStartWith("seriftext-")
+		const root = spec.elements[spec.root]!
+		expect(root.type).toBe("SerifText")
+		expect(root.props).toEqual({ content: "Title" })
+	})
+
+	test("passes style as string prop", () => {
+		const spec = render(<SerifText content="Title" style="text-xl" />)
+
+		const root = spec.elements[spec.root]!
+		expect(root.props.style).toBe("text-xl")
+	})
+})
+
+describe("MonospaceText", () => {
+	test("renders with content prop", () => {
+		const spec = render(<MonospaceText content="code()" />)
+
+		expect(spec.root).toStartWith("monospacetext-")
+		const root = spec.elements[spec.root]!
+		expect(root.type).toBe("MonospaceText")
+		expect(root.props).toEqual({ content: "code()" })
+	})
+
+	test("passes style as string prop", () => {
+		const spec = render(<MonospaceText content="code()" style="text-xs" />)
+
+		const root = spec.elements[spec.root]!
+		expect(root.props.style).toBe("text-xs")
+	})
+})
+
+describe("composite", () => {
+	test("FeedCard with nested children", () => {
+		const spec = render(
+			<FeedCard>
+				<SerifText content="Weather" />
+				<SansSerifText content="Sunny, 22C" />
+				<Button label="Details" />
+			</FeedCard>,
+		)
+
+		const root = spec.elements[spec.root]!
+		expect(root.type).toBe("FeedCard")
+		expect(root.children).toHaveLength(3)
+
+		const childKeys = root.children!
+		const child0 = spec.elements[childKeys[0]!]!
+		const child1 = spec.elements[childKeys[1]!]!
+		const child2 = spec.elements[childKeys[2]!]!
+
+		expect(child0.type).toBe("SerifText")
+		expect(child0.props).toEqual({ content: "Weather" })
+
+		expect(child1.type).toBe("SansSerifText")
+		expect(child1.props).toEqual({ content: "Sunny, 22C" })
+
+		expect(child2.type).toBe("Button")
+		expect(child2.props).toEqual({ label: "Details" })
+	})
+})

packages/aelis-components/src/feed-card.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import type { JrxNode } from "@nym.sh/jrx"
+
+import { jsx } from "@nym.sh/jrx/jsx-runtime"
+
+export type FeedCardProps = {
+	style?: string
+	children?: JrxNode | JrxNode[]
+}
+
+export function FeedCard(props: FeedCardProps): JrxNode {
+	return jsx("FeedCard", props)
+}

packages/aelis-components/src/index.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+export type { ButtonProps } from "./button.ts"
+export { Button } from "./button.ts"
+
+export type { FeedCardProps } from "./feed-card.ts"
+export { FeedCard } from "./feed-card.ts"
+
+export type { SansSerifTextProps } from "./sans-serif-text.ts"
+export { SansSerifText } from "./sans-serif-text.ts"
+
+export type { SerifTextProps } from "./serif-text.ts"
+export { SerifText } from "./serif-text.ts"
+
+export type { MonospaceTextProps } from "./monospace-text.ts"
+export { MonospaceText } from "./monospace-text.ts"

packages/aelis-components/src/monospace-text.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import type { JrxNode } from "@nym.sh/jrx"
+
+import { jsx } from "@nym.sh/jrx/jsx-runtime"
+
+export type MonospaceTextProps = {
+	content?: string
+	style?: string
+	children?: JrxNode | JrxNode[]
+}
+
+export function MonospaceText(props: MonospaceTextProps): JrxNode {
+	return jsx("MonospaceText", props)
+}

packages/aelis-components/src/sans-serif-text.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import type { JrxNode } from "@nym.sh/jrx"
+
+import { jsx } from "@nym.sh/jrx/jsx-runtime"
+
+export type SansSerifTextProps = {
+	content?: string
+	style?: string
+	children?: JrxNode | JrxNode[]
+}
+
+export function SansSerifText(props: SansSerifTextProps): JrxNode {
+	return jsx("SansSerifText", props)
+}

packages/aelis-components/src/serif-text.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import type { JrxNode } from "@nym.sh/jrx"
+
+import { jsx } from "@nym.sh/jrx/jsx-runtime"
+
+export type SerifTextProps = {
+	content?: string
+	style?: string
+	children?: JrxNode | JrxNode[]
+}
+
+export function SerifText(props: SerifTextProps): JrxNode {
+	return jsx("SerifText", props)
+}

packages/aelis-components/tsconfig.json

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+	"extends": "../../tsconfig.json",
+	"compilerOptions": {
+		"jsxImportSource": "@nym.sh/jrx"
+	},
+	"include": ["src"]
+}

packages/aelis-core/src/feed.ts

@@ -79,6 +79,12 @@ export interface FeedItem<
 	slots?: Record<string, Slot>
 }
 
+/** Takes a FeedItem and returns a JRX node tree for rendering. */
+export type FeedItemRenderer<
+	TType extends string = string,
+	TData extends Record<string, unknown> = Record<string, unknown>,
+> = (item: FeedItem<TType, TData>) => JrxNode
+
 /** A FeedItem with a JRX UI tree attached for client-side rendering. */
 export interface RenderedFeedItem<
 	TType extends string = string,

packages/aelis-core/src/index.ts

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export type { ActionDefinition } from "./action"
 export { UnknownActionError } from "./action"
 
 // Feed
-export type { FeedItem, FeedItemSignals, RenderedFeedItem, Slot } from "./feed"
+export type { FeedItem, FeedItemRenderer, FeedItemSignals, RenderedFeedItem, Slot } from "./feed"
 export { TimeRelevance } from "./feed"
 
 // Feed Source